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this is "viewpoint." >> john: good evening, i'm john fuglesang. this is "viewpoint." thank you so much for joining. film making has radically changed, everything from dvds, piracy and a massive shift in viewing habits have revolutionized the way studios think about making films. ironman 3 gets massive budgets while others are getting tougher to make. social networking has road this a way of making films just ask mr. spike lee who put his latest project on kick starter. ♪ >> i need you to help me finance my new next film. kick starter. yes, kick starter. >> john: the web site helps a wide variety of businesses get started. anyone cleared can put up a project and solicit donations from the general public. it has a big focus on cinema, projects like a big screen version of the tv show veronica mars or zach braff's film "wish i was here" have gotten a lot of funding and criticism. much coming from people with about half the information they need to have to talk about it. enter bloomberg tv's trish regan trying to shout down spike lee about his project. >> you've got a l
this is "viewpoint." >> john: good evening, i'm john fuglesang. this is "viewpoint." thank you so much for joining. film making has radically changed, everything from dvds, piracy and a massive shift in viewing habits have revolutionized the way studios think about making films. ironman 3 gets massive budgets while others are getting tougher to make. social networking has road this a way of making films just ask mr. spike lee who put his latest project on kick starter....
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>> i don't know, john. i don't know why but the fact is that in addition to the group citizens united who is a party in the case having spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on an ad campaign for clarence thomas 20 years earlier clarence thomas' wife is politically engaged and that led to her accepting two enormous gifts which she then spent politically on tea party candidates or candidates who supported the affordable care act in 2010. now jenny thomas clarence thomas' wife now consults for non-profits and how they can deploy money politically. >> john: why was he able to give an opinion in the obamacare verdict? but a lot of folks know that scott walker was able to outspend his recall opponent 8-1. they don't know how invasive that money was other than tv ads. where did the cash go? >> some of the cash went--there was a loophole in wisconsin law that allowed walk for raise direct contributions an unlimited number for a certain amount of time. but the money being spent from outside by organizations like t
>> i don't know, john. i don't know why but the fact is that in addition to the group citizens united who is a party in the case having spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on an ad campaign for clarence thomas 20 years earlier clarence thomas' wife is politically engaged and that led to her accepting two enormous gifts which she then spent politically on tea party candidates or candidates who supported the affordable care act in 2010. now jenny thomas clarence thomas' wife now consults...
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. >> john: tonight on "viewpoint," john boehner demands an arrest in the i.r.s. scandal despite the fact that zero laws were broken. tea party hates them, welfare queens. but after this week with the i.r.s. scrutiny, d.o.j., a.p. scandal and the never ending exploitation of benghazi, this week has been like christmas for the tea party. later, we'll be joined by the world's greatest authority on christmas and the tea party leader in the show who may not like the presidency. s birthday of liberace and janet jackson. this is also my dream wedding band combo. on this date in 1929, the first ever academy awards were handed out in hollywood but it doesn't count as the oscars because weinstein wasn't around yet to buy off the entire academy. >> john: i'm john fuglesang. this is "viewpoint." thank you so much for joining us this evening. call it tea party christmas. call it the scandalous week ever. call the apocalypse. this week was definitely one the president and his administration would like to soon forget but that won't be the case for republicans and their base who
. >> john: tonight on "viewpoint," john boehner demands an arrest in the i.r.s. scandal despite the fact that zero laws were broken. tea party hates them, welfare queens. but after this week with the i.r.s. scrutiny, d.o.j., a.p. scandal and the never ending exploitation of benghazi, this week has been like christmas for the tea party. later, we'll be joined by the world's greatest authority on christmas and the tea party leader in the show who may not like the presidency. s...
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> john: l. joy, how do we end up with extremists. >> also in how the party chose to nominate. they decided to go a convention route is that you get the people who care about the party the most who are going to be the most vocal. >> who are extreme. >> and who are extreme and will vote for someone for their interests. i'm wait for two things from the republican party. i'm waiting for an adult in the room to stand up and is a in say no ma as, spanish for a reason. they are not going to be sustainable. keep going to the right. somebody stand up. >> john: does this marginalize the republican party even more. >> i want to know is virginia still for lovers or not. >> john: they're for lovers and haters. >> there is no shortage of loonies, but there are the people who vote enough to put them up there. and you have to blame the voters for not having fixed the educational system for years. >> they were so pleased about the election. >> john: we'll get to that. terry mccan you live may be the reason why j
> john: l. joy, how do we end up with extremists. >> also in how the party chose to nominate. they decided to go a convention route is that you get the people who care about the party the most who are going to be the most vocal. >> who are extreme. >> and who are extreme and will vote for someone for their interests. i'm wait for two things from the republican party. i'm waiting for an adult in the room to stand up and is a in say no ma as, spanish for a reason. they are...
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>> john: i'm john fuglesang. this is "viewpoint." thank you so much for joining us tonight. former first lady, former senator, former secretary of state hillary clinton is grabbing headlines again this week. yesterday, she was dragged into the spotlight by none other than carlos danger, aka, disgraced% new york mayoral candidate and the man who will be paying for the braces on the teeth of america's comedians, anthony weiner. first, something more important. your right to vote. after months on the political sidelines, mrs. clinton took up the fight yesterday, condemning the supreme court's recent position to gut the voter's rights act and the string of red states rushing to aid in its demise. yesterday, north carolina joined texas, mississippi and alabama in passing strict voter i.d. requirements, a move mrs. clinton says will usher in the old demons of discrimination. >> in 2013, so far, more than 80 bills restricting voting rights have been introduced in 31 states. now, not every obstacle is related to race but everyone who says th
>> john: i'm john fuglesang. this is "viewpoint." thank you so much for joining us tonight. former first lady, former senator, former secretary of state hillary clinton is grabbing headlines again this week. yesterday, she was dragged into the spotlight by none other than carlos danger, aka, disgraced% new york mayoral candidate and the man who will be paying for the braces on the teeth of america's comedians, anthony weiner. first, something more important. your right to vote....
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. >> john: good evening, i'm john fuglesang. this is "viewpoint." the senate today moved toward a key item on its 2013 agenda a bill allowing the states to collect taxes on online sales. as for the gun debate, after wednesday's vote on having a vote on measures to expand background checks for gun buyers, ban assault weapon sales and limit the size of ammo clips all went down to defeat, majority leader harry reid said it was time to take a pause on the issue. >> president obama said it was a shameful day for the senate. and it probably was. i agree. we should make no mistake. this debate is not over. in fact, this fight is just beginning. >> john: one of the first broadsides came from one of the most prominent gun violence victims in recent years. former representative gabby giffords published a blistering editorial in "the new york times" where she called out the senate gun bills' opponents as cowards and i quote... and where the courage issue was concerned, one of the background checks bills' sponsors, west virginia senator, joe manchin, clearly se
. >> john: good evening, i'm john fuglesang. this is "viewpoint." the senate today moved toward a key item on its 2013 agenda a bill allowing the states to collect taxes on online sales. as for the gun debate, after wednesday's vote on having a vote on measures to expand background checks for gun buyers, ban assault weapon sales and limit the size of ammo clips all went down to defeat, majority leader harry reid said it was time to take a pause on the issue. >> president...
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>> john: good evening, america. ted cruz is the tea party superstar who could one day be the first american president to ever serve on an outpatient basis. "newsweek" and the "daily beast" michael tomasky explains to us tonight why a cruz nomination would be a gift to democrats and comedians. 500 prisoners some high-ranking al-qaeda operatives have escaped from abu ghraib prison in iraq. are they headed to battle americans or are they headed to battle in syria and why no republicans are ever allowed to complain about this. geraldo rivera proves still a narcissist at 70. still a narcissist at 50. but i must say he looks great in a crypt keeper chiseled way. a new study says that 69 may be one of the two happiest ages ever experience. can you guess the other one? we'll discuss with the greatest panel in all of deep cable. today is the birthday of the most powerful man in the world justice anthony kennedy and woody harrelson and the great character actress edie mcclure. if you watched news today my friends, all you lea
>> john: good evening, america. ted cruz is the tea party superstar who could one day be the first american president to ever serve on an outpatient basis. "newsweek" and the "daily beast" michael tomasky explains to us tonight why a cruz nomination would be a gift to democrats and comedians. 500 prisoners some high-ranking al-qaeda operatives have escaped from abu ghraib prison in iraq. are they headed to battle americans or are they headed to battle in syria and why...
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>> john: true. chuck hagel one thing i will say for the man he seems like he will be a huge advocate for veterans rights. isn't this a victory for lgbt? >> a huge victory. the problem in the inconsistency in the obama administration, why did it take the aclu to take this to court? >> why indeed. >> john: trisha, i have a question for you. according to ppp congress now has a favorable rating of 9%. chlamydia is at 12%. why is congress's rating this low after bringing us back from the fiscal cliff? >> i think any time you consistently see petty self-interests ideological warfare, no interest in the common good and a profound disengagement from the everyday citizen who is suffering enormously. i'm not talking just about the very, very bottom. i'm talking all the way through all of the class -- very class ranks up until the lofty 5%. everyone below that is in such deep crisis that any time you see this kind of jockeying and supporting policies for mobility for wealth for the rich, it is devastating. i t
>> john: true. chuck hagel one thing i will say for the man he seems like he will be a huge advocate for veterans rights. isn't this a victory for lgbt? >> a huge victory. the problem in the inconsistency in the obama administration, why did it take the aclu to take this to court? >> why indeed. >> john: trisha, i have a question for you. according to ppp congress now has a favorable rating of 9%. chlamydia is at 12%. why is congress's rating this low after bringing us...
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thank you for your time and expertise this evening. >> thank you. >> john: john john lennon sang about it over 40 years ago. a world without religion. what would that mean? young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. (vo) later tonight current tv is the place for compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way inside. (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. >> everyone in michael jackson's life was out to use him. (vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are real, gripping, current. >> john: imagine there's no country, it isn't hard to do. nothing to kill for die for and no religion, too. imagine all of t
thank you for your time and expertise this evening. >> thank you. >> john: john john lennon sang about it over 40 years ago. a world without religion. what would that mean? young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this...
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and that's it. >> john: you know what? god help the senator who brings up what the first half of the second amendment says about their well-regulated militias because that guy will get primaried. senator ted cruz of texas rand paul of kentucky says they may consider filibustering any new gun control legislation. is it safe to assume they're at peace with the amount of gun violence in this country? >> absolutely. we have the most -- we have the highest amount of civilian gun ownership in the world. the highest amount. so therefore if the nra is right, rand paul's right we should be the safest country in the world. we're not. we're the 14th highest in gun deaths. even higher when it comes to just gun-related injuries. so no. this is really -- the victims but not just the children that we saw died at newtown but the 3,000 since then and the 3,000 before then. >> john: the 3,000 to come. only a minute left. i want to get to this story. north dakota's republican governor jack dalrymple signed into law the most restrictive abort
and that's it. >> john: you know what? god help the senator who brings up what the first half of the second amendment says about their well-regulated militias because that guy will get primaried. senator ted cruz of texas rand paul of kentucky says they may consider filibustering any new gun control legislation. is it safe to assume they're at peace with the amount of gun violence in this country? >> absolutely. we have the most -- we have the highest amount of civilian gun...
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this is "viewpoint." [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> john: good evening i'm john fugelsang. this is "viewpoint." thank you so much for joining us this evening. egypt, a year-long experiment with democracy came to an an abrupt end. thousands of celebrated in could i roar's tahrir's square that deposed morsi. many are been demanding morsi's ouster and a new government. now morsi who won the election with a round 52% of the vote broadcast a passionate speech insisting his government was legitimate and warning of violence if he was removed. but tonight egypt heard instead of defense minister, and the general insisted that the military had a removed morsi not that it south power for itself but wanted confidence and stability for the people. they announced a road map for the country that included suspending the constitution, making the supreme discussion that will court chief as acting president, and for his part morsi intested he was still president, called the military action a coup. president obama said he was deeply concerned and called on egypt's military to move quickly and
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good evening john. >> john: thank you. so president obama sounded rather frustrated this morning when he mentioned washington commentators who say the nation's moved on since the sandy hook massacre. and that the opportunity to enact any serious gun control legislation may have passed us by. a recent poll, sir, suggests those commentators may be right. do you think the political momentum has shifted already on gun control? >> well, actually, i share the president's frustration that nothing has yet happened on gun safety legislation moving its way through congress. i hope we have not missed that window of opportunity to bring gun safety legislation up before the congress to at least have a vote on these issues. that's what the president asked for in his state of the union message. that's what i have been calling on -- for and the violence task force has been calling for. i believe that the victims of sandy hook and so many victims of gun violence across this country deserve a vote in congress on this issue. >> john: sir how
good evening john. >> john: thank you. so president obama sounded rather frustrated this morning when he mentioned washington commentators who say the nation's moved on since the sandy hook massacre. and that the opportunity to enact any serious gun control legislation may have passed us by. a recent poll, sir, suggests those commentators may be right. do you think the political momentum has shifted already on gun control? >> well, actually, i share the president's frustration that...
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this is "viewpoint." >> john: i'm john fuglesang. this is "viewpoint." good evening. last resort of the powerless prisoner, a hunger strike. since february, a major hunger strike has been building momentum at the military detention center at guantanamo bay. the hunger strike began as a response to what the detainees described as raids by guards where copies of the koran were mishandled. it has grown into a protest against the obama administration's policy of holding the vast majority of detainees indefinitely while doing nothing to arrange transfer to their own countries. of the 166 detainees held at guantanamo 86 have been cleared for release. yet continue to rot in can jail while only six are facing military commissions. right now, there are around 100 detainees on hunger strike, including 23 who are now being force-fed twice a day. on monday, the pentagon sent around 40 additional medical personnel to guantanamo to help with this force-feeding. i'm going to explain what this is because your taxes are paying for it. it requires strapping prisoners to a chair so a tu
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this is "viewpoint." [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> john: good evening, i'm john fugelsang. this is "viewpoint." thank you so much for joining us. america continues to grapple with issues of race in the after matthew of george zimmerman's acquittal for the murder of trayvon martin. and as legislators considered a host of bills to fix racial profiling laws, president obama unexpectedly weighed in on the case in very personal terms. >> trayvon martin could have been me. 35 years ago. when you think about why in the african-american community at least there's a lot of pain around what happened here, i think it's important to recognize that the african-american community is looking at this issue through a set of experiences and a history that doesn't go away. >> john: a wide variety of mostly peaceful marchs followed this weekend. thousands of protesters marched in solidarity across new york, atlanta, los angeles, and several other cities. our first guest tonight was a featured speaker in one of those rallies in washington, d.c. joe madison known as the black eagle, host of the
this is "viewpoint." [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> john: good evening, i'm john fugelsang. this is "viewpoint." thank you so much for joining us. america continues to grapple with issues of race in the after matthew of george zimmerman's acquittal for the murder of trayvon martin. and as legislators considered a host of bills to fix racial profiling laws, president obama unexpectedly weighed in on the case in very personal terms. >> trayvon martin could have been...
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this is "viewpoint." [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> john: good evening i'm john fugelsang. thank you so much for joining us. this is "viewpoint." so how often do you get to say the supreme court handed down two important decisions today and the crowd went wild? [ cheering ] >> john: i haven't seen people that happy since the supreme court made milli vanilli give back the grammy. the crowd ruled after the court ruled in favor of gay couples rights to get married and enjoy the same federal benefits and responsibilities as straight married couples. we're going to take those decisions one at a time. in the first windsor versus the united states. a 5-4 majority struck down the defense of marriage act, or doma saying that it violate the gay couples fifth amendment rights to equal protection under the law. writing the majority justice anthony kennedy said, doma was invalid because no legitimate purpose overcomes the purpose and effect to disparage and injure those whom the state by its marriage laws south to protect in personhood and dignity. in feverish dissent emperor palpatine'
this is "viewpoint." [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> john: good evening i'm john fugelsang. thank you so much for joining us. this is "viewpoint." so how often do you get to say the supreme court handed down two important decisions today and the crowd went wild? [ cheering ] >> john: i haven't seen people that happy since the supreme court made milli vanilli give back the grammy. the crowd ruled after the court ruled in favor of gay couples rights to get married and enjoy...
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this is "viewpoint." [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> john: good evening, i'm john fugelsang. this is "viewpoint." let me ask would it pump up your lifestyle if the c.i.a. agent regularly dropped off a suit case backpack or a shopping bag at your home or office, stuffed with millions of dollars in in untraceable cash. it would? welcome to of a began prophet hamid karzai's world. according to a story in "the new york times" the c.i.a. has been delivering tens of millions in cash to mr. karzai without apparently getting much of anything in the way of influence in return. at the white house press secretary jay carney told reporters if they had questions on the story take them to the c.i.a. >> i have no information on that report. i can tell you that, you know, as we have said many times we and our afghan partners remain committed to our shared strategy and goals of a fully sovereign afghanistan that is not a safe haven for al-qaeda. >> that is like george bush dodging a shoe. but karzai was more open telling the reporters, i quote yes the office of national security has been rece
this is "viewpoint." [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> john: good evening, i'm john fugelsang. this is "viewpoint." let me ask would it pump up your lifestyle if the c.i.a. agent regularly dropped off a suit case backpack or a shopping bag at your home or office, stuffed with millions of dollars in in untraceable cash. it would? welcome to of a began prophet hamid karzai's world. according to a story in "the new york times" the c.i.a. has been delivering tens of...
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this is "viewpoint." >> john: good evening, i'm john fuglesang. welcome to "viewpoint." the road to progress in this country can be excruciatingly slow. it has been for the 11.5 million undocumented immigrants or for those seeking true marriage equality waiting on the edge of% their seat for the supreme court decision on the defense of marriage act and prop 8. it is almost like the only people who get satisfaction are those introduced useless an atie abortion bills. a little more than six months after the shooting at sandy hook elementary, vice president biden is reduced to saying this. >> the president and i are a team. we have not given up. >> john: the academy award winning documentary bowling for columbine made kmart stop sell guns. how is it virginia tech,. aurora and the countless other shootings have changed nothing even as the public says they demand an end to the violence? nothing seems to be making sense at this point. the prying eyes of the nsa have created a world where we see no one less than michael moore joining glenn beck in saying the obama administratio
this is "viewpoint." >> john: good evening, i'm john fuglesang. welcome to "viewpoint." the road to progress in this country can be excruciatingly slow. it has been for the 11.5 million undocumented immigrants or for those seeking true marriage equality waiting on the edge of% their seat for the supreme court decision on the defense of marriage act and prop 8. it is almost like the only people who get satisfaction are those introduced useless an atie abortion bills. a...
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this is "viewpoint." >> john: good evening, i'm john fugelsang. thank you for watching "viewpoint." coming up chaos in the g.o.p. as republicans split on immigration. a new movie asks if a convicted activist was really a cop killer as charged or really a political prisoner and why should the nra draw the line at your right to own assault weapons when rocket launchers need love, too. but first, senator chuck hagel may be a decorateed vietnam veteran, successful businessman and twice-elected republican senator from nebraska. but he ran into a little trouble on the capitol hill today. hagel testified before the armed services committee, which will have to pass onties nomination to be president obama's secretary of defense. >> i'm on the record of many issues but no one individual vote. no one individual quote. no one individual statement defines me, my beliefs or my record. >> john: were hagel then stated his beliefs as they applied to his nomination. >> america has and must maintain the strongest military in the world. that we must lead in the international community to confront threa
this is "viewpoint." >> john: good evening, i'm john fugelsang. thank you for watching "viewpoint." coming up chaos in the g.o.p. as republicans split on immigration. a new movie asks if a convicted activist was really a cop killer as charged or really a political prisoner and why should the nra draw the line at your right to own assault weapons when rocket launchers need love, too. but first, senator chuck hagel may be a decorateed vietnam veteran, successful...
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this is "viewpoint." [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> john: good evening i'm john fugelsang. thank you for joining us. as washington careens towards friday's rendezvous with the sequester and it's trillion dollars plus in cuts senate senator mitch mcconnell drips with charm. >> mr. president, you honor us with your presence. thank you for being here. >> john: don't look down, ashley judd might be behind you. and it was only yesterday that same senator mcconnell accused the president of quote fanning the flames of. the nerve. meanwhile at the pentagon newly sworn in defense secretary chuck hagel had a minute to savor the job before facing the big challenge. >> budget, sequestration i don't need to dwell on the good news there. that's a reality. we need to figure this out. >> let's hope the president doesn't order cuts in the canneries make budget. maybe chuck hagel will get help before the weekend. a drum roll for press secretary jay carney. >> the president did invite four leaders to the white house for friday where he hopes that they will have a constructed discussion. >> jo
this is "viewpoint." [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> john: good evening i'm john fugelsang. thank you for joining us. as washington careens towards friday's rendezvous with the sequester and it's trillion dollars plus in cuts senate senator mitch mcconnell drips with charm. >> mr. president, you honor us with your presence. thank you for being here. >> john: don't look down, ashley judd might be behind you. and it was only yesterday that same senator mcconnell accused the...
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i think it's what john said. you can't say to me we're doing this peace concession and we're letting out 104 people. the people they let out makes the palestinians look bad. but they're not children, they're not-- >> john: let me explain why i think the biggest obstacles. if i take the biggest obstacle is that on both sides you have politicians terrified that making concessions will cost them their jobs i think that's the biggest obstacle they have. they're solved on palestinian issues and they'll be pulled out of office. >> again, the reason why the israeli government, syrianess and egypt is chaos. now they see it's the time. and this is the time, and the only way, i tell this to my, my jewish friend who get up in arms and call me various names, there has to be a two-state solution. if not a jewish state, it has to be a two-state. >> john: which has been the political policy until the last three u.s. presidents. you're going there to do some shows, what is it really like for those of us who don't know on the gro
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>> john: good evening, i'm john fugelsang, and this is "viewpoint." thank you so much for joining us tonight. the lgbt community might be forgiven for thinking that when it comes to politics they're kind of on a bit of a roll this year. next week the illinois house of representatives may join the state senate and lawmakers in 12 other states and the district of columbia in voting to allow same-sex marriage. a recent gallup poll shows that 53% of adult think marriages between same-sex couples should be recognizedly law. just three years ago that approval number was down 43%. in 1996 the year the defense of marriage act was signed into law by president clinton, only 27% of americans thought same-sex marriage should be legal in a free society based on liberty. now many legal observers think the supreme court will vote to strike down the act next month. in fact, it's own architect rob portman has defounded it. and representative michele bachmann one of the most notorious congressional gay baiters in recent memory, has just announced she will not run for r
>> john: good evening, i'm john fugelsang, and this is "viewpoint." thank you so much for joining us tonight. the lgbt community might be forgiven for thinking that when it comes to politics they're kind of on a bit of a roll this year. next week the illinois house of representatives may join the state senate and lawmakers in 12 other states and the district of columbia in voting to allow same-sex marriage. a recent gallup poll shows that 53% of adult think marriages between...
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it's great to have you both on "viewpoint." >> john: thanks,"viewpoint. >> thanks, john. >> john: we're going to talk about two unrelated topics chain restaurant and nutrition. go time! it's go time. it's go time. what time is it rob? here comes the young turks go time! it's go time. oh is it? oh, then it's go time. anybody? anybody? what time is it? oh, right. it's go time! >> john: tonight on wtf nevada, we look at governor brian sandoval who has vetoed a law that would have required restaurant chains to list nutritional information on their menu. i guess the governor thinks this law is pointless. and i can understand why the restaurant chain industry is skittish about a law like this, revealing calories. let's face it. if you examined the food served in restaurant you would see they lack certain inroad convenients and list the calorie counts of their food. have you seen some of the heart attacks waiting to happen of people who visit las vegas casinos. wtf, nevada, information is power. why not let your residents and your tourists know that the double bacon cheese covered pull porked
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this is "viewpoint." >> john: welcome to "viewpoint." i'm john fuglesang. thank you so much for joining us this evening. so g-8 leaders wrapped up the big summit in northern ireland pledging to fight terrorism and enhance transparency and stop the bloodshed in syria somehow. russia's strident support for syrian support about bashed talked support. russian president vladimir putin announced a renewed framework for an expired 1992 deal between the u.s. and former soviet union to reduce the spread of nuclear weapons. >> obama: this is an example of the kind of constructive, cooperative relationship that putin, of the cold war mindset into the realm where by working together, we not only reach security and prosperity for the russians and american people but also help lead the world. >> john: please ignore their tense body language. one group watching the issue is global zero which has been working to eliminate or at least reduce nuclear stockpiles around the world. their video titled the world must stand together released in advance of the summit features the n
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this is few point. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> john: good evening, i'm john fugelsang and this is "viewpoint"." thankthaw so much for joining us tonight. after eight days in in a moscow airport, he's looking for a country that will give him asylum. snowden allegedly published a letter on the wikileaks site. in sans knee i can't president obama said that the u.s. was still going through regular channels to get snowden brought back proportion. >> there have been high level discussions with the russians about trying to find a solution to the problem. we are hopeful that the russian government makes decisions based on normal procedures regarding international travel and normal intersections that law enforcement has. >> last night russian officials said snowed den's asylum request could take a month to process and that an answer wasn't forthcoming yet. for his part, russian president vladimir putin said today that snowden could leave moscow airport's transit area if he could find another country that would take him in. or snowden could stay in russian so long as he abided by one condition, and i
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this is "viewpoint." [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> john: good evening i'm john fugelsang. thank you so much for joining us tonight. with the nothing in the 2012 national election behind them, and the risk of demographic doom at the hands of surging minority groups growing every day the g.o.p. is making an all-out effort to reboot the whole brand. last night luis boy governor bobby jindal had this advice for his party at the republican national committee's winter meeting in charlotte, north carolina. >> we got to stop being the stupid party. i'm serious. it's time for the new republican party that talks like adults. it's time for us to articulate our plans and visions for america in real terms. it's no secret that we had a number of republicans that damaged the brand this year with offensive and bizarre comments. i'm here to say we've had enough of that. >> john: just how the party plans to keep four todd akin and richard mourdock's from disgorging off-hand comments on legitimate rape and rape-born children as something god intend intended remains to be seen. but reince pri
this is "viewpoint." [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> john: good evening i'm john fugelsang. thank you so much for joining us tonight. with the nothing in the 2012 national election behind them, and the risk of demographic doom at the hands of surging minority groups growing every day the g.o.p. is making an all-out effort to reboot the whole brand. last night luis boy governor bobby jindal had this advice for his party at the republican national committee's winter meeting in charlotte,...
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thanks john. >> john: have a great evening. the jon stewart of iran joins me to talk about the jon stewart of egypt. thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. (vo) she's joy behar. >>current will let me say anything. >> john: we conclude wtf idaho week with a story about the sick and needy and how the idaho state legislature apparently wants to keep them that way. an attempt by democratic house minority leader john rusche to schedule a hearing on expanding healthcare for low income idahoans was rebuffed by republican house speaker scott bedke. why, you ask? mainly because obamacare has the word obama in it. among republicans keeping healthcare away from the poor is a hip happening trend. it is like a dance craze where you can dance on the greys of the poor people you denied health coverage to and still brag about how christian you is. but let's give credit to republican house state affairs committee chairman tom lurcher who said accepting more federal subsidies under the affordab
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. >> john: good evening. i'm john fuglesang and tonight on "viewpoint," congressman paul ryan has presented a new version of the paul ryan budget but i'm calling it the agoraphobia budget because it is never leaving the house. we're joined by louise slaughter and alan grayson. the papal conclave begins in rome. we've got a big conclai. everyone agrees the cardinals should pick a vibrant young man in his early 70s. we're joined by progressive theologian john shelby spong. christmas is coming early for comedians because sarah palin is writing a book about christmas. birthday of liza minnelli, darryl strawberry, governor mitt romney and adult film star ron jeremy, three of whom are actually quite wholesome people. black smoke rome, cardinals the big vote. this is "vatican idol." >> john: good evening i'm john fuglesang and this is "viewpoint." democrats and house republicans agree, the nation needs a budget. house budget chair paul ryan led his committee to a podium where he unveiled his latest if you'll excuse
. >> john: good evening. i'm john fuglesang and tonight on "viewpoint," congressman paul ryan has presented a new version of the paul ryan budget but i'm calling it the agoraphobia budget because it is never leaving the house. we're joined by louise slaughter and alan grayson. the papal conclave begins in rome. we've got a big conclai. everyone agrees the cardinals should pick a vibrant young man in his early 70s. we're joined by progressive theologian john shelby spong....
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. >> john: the g.o.p. is evolving on immigration refororm because it better tested with focus groups. the grieving father of a 6-year-old newtown victim is openly heckled and satan's mignons are now working around the clo clock to prepare the special party room in hel for americans who care more about their toys than the lives of other americans. >> the boy scout of america are open to letting some chapters accept gays while letting others discriminate against gays. they used to be all homophobic. today is the birthday of univision's cristina saralegui miss oprah winfrey congressman paul ryan and 179 years ago today, president andrew jackson ordered the first use of federal troops to suppress a labor dispute. that should never take anything away from his solid record as a genocidal indian killer. >> john: good evening, i'm john fuglesang. thank you for joins for "viewpoint." is it possible, could both house of congress and the white house actually come together and find a solution to one of our country's m
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>> john: exactly. this guy's number one goal, from what he said, seems to be getting sanctions lifted. to me that implies full corporationcooperation with u.n. officials. >> looking at the program there are a lot of politics that allowed this to happen. they have an economy that is suffering. >> john: because of the sanctions. >> yes, because of the sanctions. and there was another in the race as well that they tried to consolidate the votes because they didn't feel that they had enough votes. he was the only one left in. the other dropped out and so there were all of those that attribute to the larger conversation. i agree with you, i don't know how much power he will then have, and if he's just paying live service. >> john: tom s there a reason to be encouraged by this? >> no, the they run the country. the thought that i could be sitting over there as i'm sitting here. he has about as much power as i do. the amount of young people taking part is the hope five and ten years down the road. that would l
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this is "viewpoint." >> john: good evening. i'm john fuglesang. thank you for joining us this evening for "viewpoint." on today's 40th anniversary of the historic roe vs. wade decision legalizing abortion rights the pro-choice community has a lot to be thankful for and quite a bit to fear on another. let's start with the thankful stuff first. sure the mandatory anti-rowe protest took place in cities like huntsville, alabama. even in huntsville, pro-choice protestors were out and waving their signs today. go alabama. now perhaps they were marking what seems to be an historic shift in how the nation, as a whole, sees this issue. because according to the latest nbc news "wall street journal" poll, for the first time, a majority of american adults support some form of legal right to abortion. 31% say it should always be legal. 23% say mostly legal. and for a -- that's for a 54% majority. on the negative side, 35% think abortion should be illegal but with exceptions. only 9% say abortion should always be illegal without any exceptions lookin' at you pa
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this is "viewpoint." >> john: i'm john fuglesang. this is "viewpoint." thank you for joining us tonight. president obama played down the global chase for nsa leaker edward snowden today on a visit to senegal saying he hasn't called the presidents of china or russia over the case because it's purely a legal issue. clearly peeved by the on-going saga, obama said he was not going to raise the stakes by intercepting a flight carrying snowden should he leave russia. >> obama: no, i won't be scrambling jets to get a 29-year-old hacker. >> john: that's too bad for the hollywoods already imagining the movie because ben affleck has you scrambling jets in his film sir. it has been amplified by reports that he did not fly to havana, cuba and remains in russia for now. putin said snowden was free to leave russia and whacked poetic saying... that's funnier with a russian accent. the sooner he choose his final destination, the better it will be for us and him. and the rest of us, as well, sir. meanwhile, wikileaks is in the game helping mr. snowden apply for political
this is "viewpoint." >> john: i'm john fuglesang. this is "viewpoint." thank you for joining us tonight. president obama played down the global chase for nsa leaker edward snowden today on a visit to senegal saying he hasn't called the presidents of china or russia over the case because it's purely a legal issue. clearly peeved by the on-going saga, obama said he was not going to raise the stakes by intercepting a flight carrying snowden should he leave russia....
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this is "viewpoint." >> john: good evening i'm john fuglesang. this is "viewpoint." 2013 marks two decades since the publication of dead man walking helped to change the national dialogue about capital punishment. sister helen prejean's book talks about the eye for an eye about 2,000 years after jesus did that. she countered with the church's teachings that even those who have done terrible crimes have a dignity that should not be taken from them. the film version of her book was nominated for four oscars and of course susan sarandon won best actress for portraying prejean. since then, she founded a victims' advocacy group called survive in new orleans. she's continued to fight against the death penalty and counsels death row inmates as well as the families of murder victims. a 20th anniversary edition of dead man walking is out with a new preface by nobel peace prize winner desmond tutu and three afterwards from tim robbins and susan sarandon. she's the co-author of a new book called "i am troy davis" about another controversial death row case f
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. >> john: ben? >> i would be thrilled that if i had a bunch of balloons around me that said i had a big penis. >> that can be arranged. >> would they do that? >> in mylar. >> i would like to say so we need specialized balloons. happy birthday? no something more suggestive. >> john: to be born rich to a wealthy actor. >> i was going to say that's the biggest problem. this city is so high school. juvenile. >> john: evil and lame is skeethy. why the government has more faith in big banks than your kids. the f-bomb when we come back. agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. you know who is coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys that do reverse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time now. (vo) she gets the comedians laughing
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this is "viewpoint." >> john: good evening i'm john fuglesang. thank you so much for joining us tonight. the eyes and hearts of the country remain pointed toward oklahoma in the wake of the devastating and deadly tornadoes that swept across the state yesterday specifically through the towns of new castle and moore. the news was not as bad as we feared yesterday as the death toll has been reduced from previously reports of 51 to more recent reports of 24 while still at least 200 people are being reported injured. but the damage to the communities are severe and surreal as entire neighborhoods have been completely destroyed and reports that up to 20,000 people may be displaced. police firefighters and national guard members have res kind pulled out at least 100 people thus far and continue to search for survivors. there's no estimate yet on the cost to rebuild the affected areas but president obama let the people of oklahoma know any necessary aid will be there for them. >> obama: yesterday, i spoke with governor fallin to make it clear to oklahoma
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>> john fuglesang. >> john: why is that? >> white guys spewing a lot of stuff on tv always scares me. >> john: i think you're right. it scares me too. i fear me. sue costello? >> it is a threat to humanity, the way we treat each other. the way mccain spoke to that woman whose kid was killed. yes, you can have an opinion but we need to speak to each other. >> john: i agree. he's got a heart. >> congressman louis gohmert from texas who said the reason we can't have gun control is because the muslims -- we need our guns to defend ourselves against muslims. >> john: god bless louis gohmert for going off his meds. i was watching fox news yesterday because i'm a thinker and i happened to be watching megan kelly when i heard alarming news about the folks at al jazeera america, the people who just bought this channel. >> there is a real anti-american bias there and yet they're about to infiltrate america. >> they're expanding to eight cities, one of them being detroit, michigan. it is a large community of muslim americans where slee
>> john fuglesang. >> john: why is that? >> white guys spewing a lot of stuff on tv always scares me. >> john: i think you're right. it scares me too. i fear me. sue costello? >> it is a threat to humanity, the way we treat each other. the way mccain spoke to that woman whose kid was killed. yes, you can have an opinion but we need to speak to each other. >> john: i agree. he's got a heart. >> congressman louis gohmert from texas who said the reason we...
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this is sup. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> john: good evening i'm john fugelsang. thank you for joining us. what a day. who said bipartisanship is dead in washington? well, a bi friendly group of eight senators got so friendly that they met five times to work out principles for a comprehensive plan to overall our nation's immigration laws. now the group includes democratic senators schumer menendez and john mccain, lindsey graham and likely presidential hopeful marco rubio. today they introduced their principles for that immigration plan. yes, this is a work plan devised by senators that rest on four legislative pillars. they include creating a tough but fair path to citizenship for 11 million unauthorized immigrants in the u.s. reforming the legal immigration system. create an effective system to end the hiring of future unauthority id'd workers anauthorizing an improved process of getting workers here. you can do that by lunch. senators schumer and mccain discuss why their principles could be an idea then a proposal and then a bill could be offered so soon a the last election. >> the poli
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. >> john: frankly, what sir. >> i'm a little pissed off. >> john: tell me please. >> i ran the boston mayor than for children's hospital in boston. i ran for charity. raised several thousand dollars along with 250 other people from children's hospitals. there were thousands and thousands of people who ran charities and raised money for sick kids, cancer, for a variety of other causes, along with people who are sports enthusiasts who wanted to run a race. race. you know, the majority of people running that race were not qualifying runners who made hundreds of thousands of dollars, which congratulates to them but they were good people who wanted to raise money for charity, and a bomb goes off for absolutely no good reason. >> john: it's unthinkable. and the last mile of the mayor than was dedicated to the newtown families. the anger you're feeling is something that many people's grief will give way to. thank you for sharing your time and perspective on this awful day. >> thank you. >> john: thank you. for more let's brink in jim walsh, an expert at mit securities program. thank you for
. >> john: frankly, what sir. >> i'm a little pissed off. >> john: tell me please. >> i ran the boston mayor than for children's hospital in boston. i ran for charity. raised several thousand dollars along with 250 other people from children's hospitals. there were thousands and thousands of people who ran charities and raised money for sick kids, cancer, for a variety of other causes, along with people who are sports enthusiasts who wanted to run a race. race. you know,...
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thank you so much, michael. >> thanks, john. >> john: thank you. up next is the washington redskins a racist team name for a team? spoiler alert--yes. >>absolutely. >> and so would mitt romney. (vo) she's joy behar. >>and the best part is that current will let me say anything. what the hell were they thinking? very, very excited about that and very proud of that. >>beltway politics from inside the loop. >>we tackle the big issues here in our nation's capital, around the country and around the globe. >>dc columnist and four time emmy winner bill press opens current's morning news block. >>we'll do our best to carry the flag from 6 to 9 every morning. >> john: welcome back. time to talk once again about the controversy over the name nfl team "the washington redskins." now i realize talking about this takes valuable time away from the hard news stories we really care about like the deaths of all the imaginary people in the game of thrones or michael douglas trying really hard to remind us that he's straight. this time a group of do-gooder congressmen
thank you so much, michael. >> thanks, john. >> john: thank you. up next is the washington redskins a racist team name for a team? spoiler alert--yes. >>absolutely. >> and so would mitt romney. (vo) she's joy behar. >>and the best part is that current will let me say anything. what the hell were they thinking? very, very excited about that and very proud of that. >>beltway politics from inside the loop. >>we tackle the big issues here in our nation's...
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this is "viewpoint." [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> john: i'm john fugelsang and this is "viewpoint." thank you so much for joining us this evening. the judge read the verdict in the state of florida versus george zimmerman for the shooting death of trayvon martin martin. and crowds around the country protesting and mourning trayvon martin death. trayvon martin was only 17 when he was killed early last year with a can of iced tea and a bag of skittles in his hand. and george zimmerman who shot trayvon it now a free man. after being found not guilty of second-degree murder or manslaughter. president obama issued a statement, the death of trayvon martin was a tragedy not just for his family, but for any one community, not for any one community but for america. today attorney general eric holder headed to that for a speech of mostly african-american sorority. >> we're also mindful of the pain felt by our nation following the tragic unnecessary shooting death of trayvon martin. as we first acknowledged last spring we opened an investigation into this matter. now. >> hour zimmerman defense
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this is "viewpoint." [ ♪ music ] >> john: i'm john fugelsang. this is "viewpoint." thank you for much for joining us tonight. he is a prolific brighter having authored three books and 40 plays. he has received five grammy nominations and two wins for his stand up cds. he has appeared in numerous films and on tv. most notably in his feature the segment on the daily show with jon stewart, you might have heard of it "back in black." >> we have a two party system. the democratic party, which is the party of no ideas. the and the republican party which is the party of bad ideas. and the way it works is the republican stands up in congress and says, i got a really bad idea. and then the democrat says, and i can make it [bleep]er. >> just the premise. his special, "old yeller" will be live in atlantic city. you can watch it indemand augu august 24th at 9:00 p.m. the man, the myth, the special guest lewis black. how are you, sir. >> i'm good. it's great to see you again. >> john: it's nice to see you again. thank you for gracing us. you look terrific, by the way. more good
this is "viewpoint." [ ♪ music ] >> john: i'm john fugelsang. this is "viewpoint." thank you for much for joining us tonight. he is a prolific brighter having authored three books and 40 plays. he has received five grammy nominations and two wins for his stand up cds. he has appeared in numerous films and on tv. most notably in his feature the segment on the daily show with jon stewart, you might have heard of it "back in black." >> we have a two...
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. >> john: good evening, i'm john fuglesang. thank you so much for joining us tonight. i guess some good things are worth waiting for. we won't know until wednesday what president obama plans to propose to stem the epidemic of gun violence in this country. white house press secretary jay carney apparently doesn't want to spoil the surprise. >> i will not get ahead of the president in terms of what his package of proposals will include. i will simply note that the president has made clear he intends to take a comprehensive approach. >> john: once again as has happened so often republicans are terrified of barack obama's package. we do have some idea of what's going to come from the white house included in that comprehensive approach. some or all of 19 measures identified by vice president's biden's working group that the president could order without having to go through congress such as sharing gun databases giving the centers for disease control the authority to do national research on guns and aggressivively enforcerring existing gun laws. some house republicans don't
. >> john: good evening, i'm john fuglesang. thank you so much for joining us tonight. i guess some good things are worth waiting for. we won't know until wednesday what president obama plans to propose to stem the epidemic of gun violence in this country. white house press secretary jay carney apparently doesn't want to spoil the surprise. >> i will not get ahead of the president in terms of what his package of proposals will include. i will simply note that the president has made...
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vip is next with john fugelsang. >> john: president obama gave his fifth state of the union address last night. there are many highlights, especially the moment where he mentioned governor romney and everyone in congress replied who? marco rubio proves it's possible to sweat profusely when you're standing in near darkness. and the voting rights act. two things that could hurt republicans come election time: voting and rights. kim novak is 80 and it's the birthday of peter gabriel. it's henry rollins birthday. [ ♪ music ♪ ] japan good evening i'm john fugelsang. coming up it's ha st. zinger, not r atzenberger my bad. and marco rubio channels his inner mitt romney before blaming god for last night's splashdown. and rand paul doubles the tea party's fun with the state of the united states address. president obama laid out legislative agenda including a hike to minimum wage. >> reader effort and determination with wages that allow working families to raise their kids and get ahead. >> john: he put it a little more strongly last night. >> obama: tonight, let's declare that in the wealthie
vip is next with john fugelsang. >> john: president obama gave his fifth state of the union address last night. there are many highlights, especially the moment where he mentioned governor romney and everyone in congress replied who? marco rubio proves it's possible to sweat profusely when you're standing in near darkness. and the voting rights act. two things that could hurt republicans come election time: voting and rights. kim novak is 80 and it's the birthday of peter gabriel. it's...
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>> john: welcome back. the net roots nation conference just wrapped up its latest meeting, it's 13th, and offer further proof that the left is full of very deeply independent thinkers. check out the the statement that edward snowden leaks from legal. >> in terms of those documents. [ booing ] >> john: the net roots nation will not be joining the house minority leader for the sake of towing a party line. let's get a take of the man who inspired the whole conference, markos moulitsas and my, markos what net roots you have, getting bigger every year. from berkeley. >> it's a pleasure. >> john: what did you think of nancy pelosi's comments and the reaction. >> i want to give her credit. from there she did pivot and talked about the importance of reining in this national security state that gives power that has been around, and the whole situation is absurd. the fact that the leaks were legal, how can that be controversial, they were illegal. it is a breach of the law, but to say that they were legal that should
>> john: welcome back. the net roots nation conference just wrapped up its latest meeting, it's 13th, and offer further proof that the left is full of very deeply independent thinkers. check out the the statement that edward snowden leaks from legal. >> in terms of those documents. [ booing ] >> john: the net roots nation will not be joining the house minority leader for the sake of towing a party line. let's get a take of the man who inspired the whole conference, markos...
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this is "viewpoint." [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> john: i'm john fugelsang this is "viewpoint." good evening, president obama is having a dozen republican senators over for dinner at the white house tonight and i've got a pretty good idea of what's on the gene. the president unveiled a $3.8 trillion budget proposal for 2014 today part of a spending blueprint for the next ten years. and what sort of were you print is it? mr. president? bloom a fiscally responsible blueprint for middle-class jobs and growth. >> john: and a blueprint with something for republicans as well as democrats. as mr. obama tries to make a deal that will replace the more than $85 billion in program cuts in the sequester with what he described as. >> smarter ones, making long-term restorms eliminateing actual waste and programs we don't need any more. >> john: in the extremely unlikely event the president's budget could pass congress intact it would cut spending by some $1.2 trillion over ten years, including $370 billion from cuts in medicare, and some $230 billion from social security. mostly by changing t
this is "viewpoint." [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> john: i'm john fugelsang this is "viewpoint." good evening, president obama is having a dozen republican senators over for dinner at the white house tonight and i've got a pretty good idea of what's on the gene. the president unveiled a $3.8 trillion budget proposal for 2014 today part of a spending blueprint for the next ten years. and what sort of were you print is it? mr. president? bloom a fiscally responsible...
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this is "viewpoint." >> john: i'm john fuglesang. this is "viewpoint." thank you so much for joining us tonight. election day 2006 is still 1186 days away but don't tell iowa. the state hosted namer players from both parties this past weekend. claire mccaskill whipped up a a crowd at madam president town hall. it had all of the markings of a hillary clinton campaign event except for the fact there was no candidate. that will have to wait until mrs. clinton decides whether or not to run. meantime in ames, iowa, the g.o.p.'s crop of candidates at the second annual family leadership summit. some 1500 religious conservatives cleared the likes of possible presidential candidates rick santorum and noted spiritual adviser donald trump. but it was texas senator ted cruz who raised the roof with the biggest applause line of the day. >> there was no more important regulatory reform that we can do than to repeal every single word of obama. [ cheering ] and that reaction right there shows -- >> john: because those evangelicals know the one thing jesus was known for
this is "viewpoint." >> john: i'm john fuglesang. this is "viewpoint." thank you so much for joining us tonight. election day 2006 is still 1186 days away but don't tell iowa. the state hosted namer players from both parties this past weekend. claire mccaskill whipped up a a crowd at madam president town hall. it had all of the markings of a hillary clinton campaign event except for the fact there was no candidate. that will have to wait until mrs. clinton decides...
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this is "viewpoint." >> john: i'm john fuglesang. thank you for joining us tonight. it can mean to isolate or hideaway, to seize, withdraw or to hold but if you can believe president obama it might just be the worst word in our political lexicon today. >> obama: that's a pretty bad name sequester. but the effects are even worse than the name. >> john: according to the white house the effects of the $85 billion in budget cuts that kick in friday, the sequester could cost 3/4 of a million jobs over the next year alone you why for starters. design a series of across-the-board cuts, it will hack $43 billion from military spending $26 billion from programs like health education and hurricane sandy relief, another $11 billion from mandatory spending including 2% cuts on medicare providers and plans. these cuts we're talking about won't be devastating for some programs and our bloated military with more than the 13 nations combined maybe could be able to handle a trim. but many people who are already struggling will have to struggle more if this sequester takes place. two q
this is "viewpoint." >> john: i'm john fuglesang. thank you for joining us tonight. it can mean to isolate or hideaway, to seize, withdraw or to hold but if you can believe president obama it might just be the worst word in our political lexicon today. >> obama: that's a pretty bad name sequester. but the effects are even worse than the name. >> john: according to the white house the effects of the $85 billion in budget cuts that kick in friday, the sequester could...
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john fugelsang back now with "viewpoint." [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> john: good evening. mark sanford is headed for a run-off election for the congressional seat in south carolina. i want kate to see when he runs off for his other election. the president arrived and said shalom which many tea partyers in america say prove he was not born in america. >>> and children will be less educated about all that medicaid they're not receiving. happy birthday spike lee, mr. rogers and 97 years ago today albert einstein first published his theory of relatively and then had to spend the rest of his life saying yeah nice theory, einstein. this isel "viewpoint." [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> john: good evening i'm john fugelsang and this is "viewpoint." thank you for joining us. if you thought that senate democrats were serious really serious about taking on the nra and passing major gun control legislation after the newtown school massacre, well, i hate to disappoint you but "the new york daily news" got it right with this devastating cover page. "shame on u-s on us, indeed. harry reid moved to
john fugelsang back now with "viewpoint." [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> john: good evening. mark sanford is headed for a run-off election for the congressional seat in south carolina. i want kate to see when he runs off for his other election. the president arrived and said shalom which many tea partyers in america say prove he was not born in america. >>> and children will be less educated about all that medicaid they're not receiving. happy birthday spike lee, mr. rogers and...
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>> thanks, john. on tonight's "say anything," the great congressman from massachusetts, barney frank talks about everything from gun control to the fiscal cliff to what he found most difficult about coming out as a gay man. >> joy: what's the most painful thing about staying in the closet or not coming out? >> you cannot develop the kind of emotional relationships people have. a lot of people who are gay say i'll put all of my energy in my job. we all have needs emotional needs as well as physical needs that need an outlet and suppressing them is the problem. >> joy: that's not all. my panel will talk about lindsay lohan's alleged activity as a high-priced escort and if that's not enough, we take a look at kim kardashian's boobs on "say 59
>> thanks, john. on tonight's "say anything," the great congressman from massachusetts, barney frank talks about everything from gun control to the fiscal cliff to what he found most difficult about coming out as a gay man. >> joy: what's the most painful thing about staying in the closet or not coming out? >> you cannot develop the kind of emotional relationships people have. a lot of people who are gay say i'll put all of my energy in my job. we all have needs...
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this is "viewpoint." >> john: good evening, i'm john fuglesang. thank you so much for joining us this evening. now for nearly 20 years despite massacres at schools theatres and malls and tens you of thousands of gun deaths overall there have been no new gun control bills signed into law. the last was in 1949, assault weapons ban supported by carter, reagan and ford and clinton. that expired after a decade. now it may change. senator dianne feinstein is leading the charge with a new bill she introduced at a press conference today. >> of some us have been working to prevent gun violence for decades. together we are introducing legislation to help end the mass shootings that have devastated countless families and terrorized communities. >> john: the bill would ban the sale, transfer, manufacture or importation of 157 types of assault weapons currently available for purchase by civilians and ammunition magazines holding more than ten rounds. then there is what the bill doesn't do. >> it will not affect hunting or sporting firearms. we have tried to re
this is "viewpoint." >> john: good evening, i'm john fuglesang. thank you so much for joining us this evening. now for nearly 20 years despite massacres at schools theatres and malls and tens you of thousands of gun deaths overall there have been no new gun control bills signed into law. the last was in 1949, assault weapons ban supported by carter, reagan and ford and clinton. that expired after a decade. now it may change. senator dianne feinstein is leading the charge with a...